WSR 14-02-010

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Filed December 19, 2013, 1:36 p.m.]

2013 Petitions for Rule Making

The following information is being sent in order to implement RCW 1.08.112 [(1)](g) and WAC 1-21-180. The Washington state department of agriculture received five petitions for rule making during the fourth quarter of 2013, which covers Washington State Registers 13-19 through 13-24.


First Quarter: Registers 13-01 through 13-06 (January 2 - March 20)
Date	Requestor	Subject
1/2/13	Washington seed potato commission	Certification of seed potatoes.
1/3/13	Far West Agribusiness Association	Calculating the heavy metal load in fertilizers.
1/18/13	Washington Cattlemen's Association	Eliminating cattle inspection exemptions.
1/24/13	Cattle Producers of Washington	Eliminating cattle inspection exemptions.
Second Quarter: Registers 13-07 through 13-12 (March 21 - July 2)
4/8/13	Thurston County Board of Commissioners	Restricting neonicotinoid insecticides for ornamental use.
4/8/13	Belinda Dawson	Cottage food products.
7/1/13	Washington hop commission	Hop quarantine.
Third Quarter: Registers 13-13 through 13-18 (July 3 - September 18)
7/16/13	Washington red raspberry commission	Update marketing order.
8/19/13	The Scotts Company	Phenoxy hormone-type herbicides.
Fourth Quarter: Registers 13-19 through 13-24 (October 2 - December 18)
9/13/13	Washington state noxious weed board	WSDA noxious weed list and plant quarantine.
9/23/13	Citizens for Sustainable Development	Public disclosure.
11/1/13	Thurston County	WSDA noxious weed list.
11/19/13	Natural Selection Farms	Commercial feed rules.
11/18/13	Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers	Grapevine nursery stock certification program.